Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Review ~ City of the Dead

Upon
their return from the post-apocalyptic realm of future Earth, Edward and
the remaining members of his group destroy the portal to keep a
never-ending flood of zombies from wreaking havoc on Desolace. They are
reunited with their ghostly friend, Amber, but have no weapons or
supplies and are forced to return to the town of Loknar to seek help.
After enlisting the aid of the town guard, and their new friend, Jasper,
Edward leads the group toward his home town, the city of Elysia.

When
they arrive, Edward is saddened to see his once great city has been
decimated. The lone surviving elder speaks to Edward of an incursion by
the forces of darkness, which seems bent on completely destroying the
largest city upon Desolace. Sending Edward and his faithful followers on
a mission to the south, they soon discover a small town, seemingly
forgotten and uninhabited for a very long time.

Was it the work
of the Black Knight and his minions which has left the city streets
littered with corpses? If so, will they be able to stop his madness
before it consumes Elysia and everything Edward holds dear to his heart?

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A truly unique journey that is sure to have your hairs standing & spine tingling! If you like a good horror story perfectly blended with fantasy & adventure then this is the series for you!

Lucian has had me hooked since Haven (not realizing I had skipped book 1 ~ Desolace at the time), & I have followed this group on their eerily cool venture ever since! Some of the characters are mortal while others are magical, & then we have the other-worldy. Their personalities range from frightening to lovable, & I always find myself giggling at some of the twisted humor along the way. I'm extremely excited to read the next book!! Of course ... if it's not out soon we could always threaten to send the Black Knight after him!

If you haven't yet read any of this series grab Desolace (Book 1) for Free, & you'll know if it's for you. ;-)

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Excerpt:

Confusion swirled through his consciousness. The last thing he
remembered was being lashed to a tree as the main course for an army of
bugs. Had they detoured around him and gone after an alternate food
source? He didn't think so, but why else would he still be here?
Just thinking about it made him itch, like the massive column of insects
was crawling over his skin at this very moment. Realizing he could move
now, George reached with one hand for his other arm to dig his
fingernails into his flesh and peel it from his bones if he had to in
order to quell the maddening sensation. "No!" he screamed into
the still dusk air as he watched his fingertips pass right through his
arm. "This can't be!" Spinning around he came face to face with what was
left of his body. Most of his flesh was gone, but there were still tiny
fragments of tissue clinging to the skeletal frame which was bound
tightly to the enormous oak. Tilting his head toward the sky George
bellowed out in rage, vowing to pay the Black Knight back for what he
had done to him. It was now just a matter of how and when he would exact
his revenge upon his former master.

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About the Author:I
spent most of my youth in rural Ohio and began writing stories at an
early age. Many of these early attempts at story-telling were inspired
by mysteries, such as those found in the old Hardy Boys books and the
cartoon antics of Scooby Doo. As I entered my teenage years I began to
drift away from writing stories, instead picking up my pencil to compose
lyrics for heavy metal songs because my new dream was to become a
musician. That vision remained hopeful for many years after my high
school graduation, but like most dreams of this nature it died out as I
became older.

After working several menial jobs through the years
that followed, my thoughts again began to turn toward writing books.
Inspired by my favorite author, Stephen King, I took an online creative
writing course and slowly began to develop my skills. In late 2010 I was
given a violent shove, both by the job market (which was horrible to
say the least, and still is) and by the persistent encouragement of
close friends, to pick up my pen and begin writing again.

In
early 2012 I gave birth (that's almost what it felt like) to my very
first published book, Desolace. Finally having a completed novel in my
hand was the best feeling in the world for me, giving me a sense of
accomplishment I had waited a lifetime for. Since then it has gotten
easier for me with each book I have published. Since the initial release
of Desolace two more of my novels have been published and another has
just been completed. This last work is the first book I've written
outside of the Desolace Series, an occult horror novel titled Destined
for Darkness. Also in production is my current novel, City of the Dead,
which will be the fourth installment of the Desolace Series and is
projected to be released in September of 2013.